Carlos is a 2010 French-German television and film biopic about the life of international terrorist Carlos the Jackal, from his first set of assaults in 1973 until his capture in 1994. It premiered as a three-part television miniseries on the French premium channel Canal+ on May 19, May 26, and June 2, 2010. The entire 512 hour version was also presented out of competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival on the same day it premiered on Canal+. Carlos is portrayed by Édgar Ramrez. The film was produced by Daniel Leconte of French production firm Film En Stock and Jens Meuer of German production business Egoli Tossell Film in cooperation with Canal+ and French Arte. The film exists as both a three-part miniseries and a feature film of varying lengths between 338 and 319 minutes, as well as in a number of condensed versions ranging from 187 to 166 minutes. Carlos has received both theatrical and TV awards, including the 2010 Golden Globe for 'Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television', the 2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director, the National Society of Film Critics 2010 award for Best Director, the New York Film Critics Circle 2010 award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the National Society of Film Critics 2010 award for Best Director.
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Carlos is a 2010 French-German television and film biopic about the life of international terrorist Carlos the Jackal, from his first set of assaults in 1973 until his capture in 1994. It premiered as a three-part television miniseries on the French premium channel Canal+ on May 19, May 26, and June 2, 2010. The entire 512 hour version was also presented out of competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival on the same day it premiered on Canal+. Carlos is portrayed by Édgar Ramrez. The film was produced by Daniel Leconte of French production firm Film En Stock and Jens Meuer of German production business Egoli Tossell Film in cooperation with Canal+ and French Arte. The film exists as both a three-part miniseries and a feature film of varying lengths between 338 and 319 minutes, as well as in a number of condensed versions ranging from 187 to 166 minutes. Carlos has received both theatrical and TV awards, including the 2010 Golden Globe for 'Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television', the 2010 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director, the National Society of Film Critics 2010 award for Best Director, the New York Film Critics Circle 2010 award for Best Foreign Language Film, and the National Society of Film Critics 2010 award for Best Director.
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